Hoax Alert! No, Zuckerberg Isn’t Giving Millions to Facebook Users

A post has been circulating with the message that Zuckerberg is looking to give away millions of dollars to ordinary Facebook users. The rumor stems from the announcement that Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, would be giving what is currently $45 billion worth of stock to their LLC, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, in honor of their new daughter.

The post claims that Zuckberberg is handing out $4.5 million to 1,000 users who copy and paste the message, and then share it after tagging five to 10 friends.

Update 12/28/2015: The hoax continued over the holidays, with some viral posts claiming that ABC's "Good Morning America" confirmed that Zuckerberg was giving away his fortune to Facebook users. ABC News reported that the show did no such thing.

That report followed an earlier post from Facebook confirming that the viral messages were indeed a hoax.